Formula One TV Coverage

[phil1993]

F1 on Sky would be a disaster. Everyone was euphoric after the 2005 Ashes win and all the games were on Channel 4 (free terrestrial), then Sky took up the coverage and no-one really cared when the Ashes was won in 2009. Same would happen with F1, it would lose the casual viewer in England.

[iceman1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/fi ... rights.pdf

- Formula1 has been a significant success in 2009/10, exceeding all of its reach, average audience and cost per viewer hour targets.
- It also says that Euro 2008 was the least successful sporting event.

[sdutt]

It also says that Euro 2008 was the least successful sporting event.

That really comes as a surprise :o

[phil1993]

England weren't in it.

[Edi96]

The German trailer

[sdutt]

England weren't in it.

yeah, but still i though UK are football fanatics, so it was surprising it got the worst rating amongst all programs. Just my opinion though

[iceman1]

The German trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxyfwioAgzg

Oh it's Vettel Trailer - The finger

[iceman1]

@dank_ross : Rumour has it that the BBC have a get-out clause which could see them lose the rights at the end of the year. But it's just that: a rumour.

[MavF1]

Wonder when or if the BBC comments on this. Do some of you have some average viewing figures of last season? I'd suppose those aren't bad at all...

[swca92]

Viewing figures have been excellent and have exceeded expectations. I think they're around five million on a good day, which in a nation of 60 million is very good, especially as it mostly takes place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons which aren't conducive to high viewing figures.

[iceman1]

I hope we can get practice in HD as well.

[sdutt]

I hope we can get practice in HD as well.

you are getting spoilt by HD Icy

[phil1993]

I think its only for qualifying and the race

[zoefrances]

the bbc is not renewing it's contract for f1 when the deal runs out in 2012.

[cformula1]

Practice will not be in HD on the BBC, as the Red Button is an SD-only channel.